PART 3EU financial sanctions: Wales

59Duty of the Welsh Ministers to issue a policy statement

1

The Welsh Ministers must publish a statement of policy with respect to—

a

the designation of Welsh public authorities under section 62;

b

the imposition and variation of requirements to make payments under this Part; and

c

such other matters relating to the operation of the provisions of this Part as the Welsh Ministers may think it appropriate to include in the statement.

2

The Welsh Ministers may from time to time revise and republish the statement of policy required by this section.

3

A revised statement of policy may include saving or transitional provisions relating to the continued application for any purpose of any provisions of an earlier published version of the statement.

4

The Welsh Ministers must consult such persons as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate before publishing, or revising and republishing, the statement of policy required by this section.

5

In exercising functions under this Part in relation to an EU financial sanction which has been or may be imposed on the United Kingdom—

a

the Welsh Ministers, and

b

a panel established under section 63,

must have regard to the statement of policy most recently published under this section.